Compare LGBT Rights in Cocos & Niger

Equality Index ?
75 / 100
25 / 100
Legal Index ?
75 / 100
39 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?Not enough data
10 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1990
Legal
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2017
Unrecognized
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipNo censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, but requires medical diagnosis
Since 2011
Illegal
Gender-affirming careN/ARestricted
Since 1988
Legal recognition of non-binary genderNot legally recognizedNot legally recognized
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownIllegal
Intersex infant surgeryNot bannedNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/AAmbiguous
Since 1960
Blood donations by MSMsBanned (6-month deferral)
Since 2021
Ambiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentEqualUnequal
Since 2016
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